Leviticus 19:9 (WEB)

Passage

“‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:7 If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It will not be accepted;

Leviticus 19:8 but everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the holy thing of Yahweh, and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

Leviticus 19:9 “‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.

Leviticus 19:10 You shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.

Leviticus 19:11 “‘You shall not steal. “‘You shall not lie. “‘You shall not deceive one another.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "reap", "harvest", "land", "shall", "wholly", "corners", and "field". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "reap" and "harvest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "but everyone who eats it shall bear..." into verse 10's "You shall not glean your vineyard neither...", so "reap" and "harvest" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "reap" and "harvest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.